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Robert Smith (Australian Army officer)

Robert Smith
Born(1881-09-04)4 September 1881
Richmond, Victoria
Died14 July 1928(1928-07-14) (aged 46)
Geelong, Victoria
Buried
Geelong Eastern Cemetery
AllegianceAustralia
Service / branchAustralian Army
Years of service1907–1928
RankBrigadier General
Commands5th Brigade (1917–18)
22nd Battalion (1916)
Battles / wars
AwardsCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (4)
Croix de guerre (Belgium)

Brigadier General Robert Smith, CMG, DSO & Bar, VD (4 September 1881 – 14 July 1928) was an Australian wool merchant and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War.[1]

He was promoted to the command of a brigade in January 1917.[2]

Smith served as president of the Geelong Football Club from 1921–1922.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Higgins, Matthew (1988). "Smith, Robert (1881–1928)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. ^ "No. 29958". The London Gazette. 23 February 1917. p. 1880.
  3. ^ "Australian Football - Geelong Football Club Honour Board". Australian Football. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
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